SEMINIOLE, Alabama — The Robertsdale Rotary Club held the first of two car wash fundraisers on Saturday, July 10 at the State Line Pride Convenience Store.
While weather kept a lot of folks away, Seminole residents generously donated $200 to raise funds for the Elsanor Elementary “Little Library that Could,” said Rotary Club President Rebecca Mills.
The Rotary Club is working with Dickerson Literacy Initiatives to raise funds for the project after Elsanor School Library Media Specialist Susan Loy reached out to founder Carl Dickerson explaining that the library is in dire need of books after deleting nearly 3,000 books that were in poor condition, leaving the library below the number of books required by state library regulations.
Dickerson, a retired Rotarian from Cantonment, Florida, now living in Gulf Shores, works with local Rotary Clubs which raise funds to purchase books at discounted rates.
A second fundraiser will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 31 at Advance Auto in Robertsdale.
The Rotary Club will also be reaching out to local businesses with the goal of raising $22,500 for the project.
Founded in 1948, the Robertsdale Rotary Club is a member of Rotary International which boasts more than 1.2 million members in more than 35,000 clubs worldwide and operates by the credo of “Service above self,” and under the motto of the 4-way test, “Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? And Will it be beneficial to all concerned?”
The club is scheduled to resume regular weekly noon meetings in July on Tuesdays at Mama Lou’s Restaurant on Pine Street in Robertsdale.
Through the Robertsdale Rotary Foundation, the club has donated money for local scholarships, schools and charity organizations.
For more information visit the club’s website at robertsdalerotary.com or the Robertsdale Rotary Club page on Facebook. For more information on Rotary International visit rotary.org.
